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‘Like a prison’: Asylum seeker tagged by Home Office describes ‘shame’ of being tracked 24/7

Home Office is considering plans to put electronic tags on more migrants who come to the UK irregularly. Here, Holly Bancroft speaks to an asylum seeker about how the government tracks his every move.

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Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ small boat with 50 migrants on board is jailed

Reda Hamoud Abdurabou took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ migrant dinghy is jailed

Egyptian Reda Hamoud Abdurabou, 25, took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel in July 2022

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Home Office defies high court by placing 100 asylum-seeker children in hotels

Unlawful practice still used in Kent was condemned after more than 200 went missing from accommodation

The Guardian - UK

Using psychedelics to treat mental illnesses ‘not hippy movement,’ expert says

Professor David Nutt will appear before Scottish Parliament to discuss drug policies

The Independent UK

Theresa May says she regrets using term ‘hostile environment’

Memoir blames Windrush scandal on Home Office staff and previous governments including Clement Attlee’s

The Guardian - UK

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

The Ministry of Defence is calling on companies to submit ideas that ‘could be deployed to benefit the Home Office and policing’.

The Independent UK

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Fire safety report demanded five changes on Bibby Stockholm

Documents released under FoI laws show officials’ concerns after first asylum seekers boarded

The Guardian - UK

First Minister intervenes in row over safe consumption rooms after Westminster block

Scotland’s First Minister has urged the UK Government to look at the evidence for drug consumption rooms and allow a facility to open in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Using psychedelics in mental health treatment ‘not hippy movement’, says expert

Professor David Nutt will appear before the Scottish Parliament next month to discuss drug policies.

The Independent UK

Yousaf seeks ‘genuine discussion’ on drug consumption rooms as MPs support pilot

The First Minister said more radical approaches are needed to tackle drug deaths and addiction.

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘playing politics’ on drugs rather than saving lives, claims Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader was speaking after the Home Affairs Committee backed the creation of a drug consumption room pilot in Glasgow.

The Independent UK

New powers to root out rogue officers after Met scandals must be made law without delay, ministers told

Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system after Wayne Couzens and David Carrick scandals

Evening Standard

Home Office rejects cross-party safe consumption rooms call despite major drug report

THE Home Office has again rejected cross-party calls to introduce safe drug consumption rooms – despite a major report recommending the department…

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The Independent UK

MPs call for safe spaces to be created for illegal drug consumption in UK

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish government, MPs said

The Guardian - UK

Allow drug testing at festivals to cut deaths, MPs urge ministers

Drop ‘abstinence-only approach’ and focus on public health, report by home affairs select committee says

The Independent UK

Safe drug consumption facilities should be piloted in the UK, MPs say

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish Government, MPs said.

The Independent UK

Government unveils plans to overhaul police disciplinary system

Chief constables, or other senior officers, will have greater powers to root out and sack rogue staff from their forces.

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Evening Standard

Drug testing at festivals must expand before summer 2024, committee tells Home Office

The Home Affairs Committee recommends a dedicated licensing scheme for drug checking

The Independent UK

At last! Suella Braverman hands police chiefs powers to sack rogue cops

Police officers will face automatic dismissal if guilty of gross misconduct, under Home Office changes demanded by forces months ago

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: ministers accused of playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives

Charity condemns plan to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing system

The Conversation

'When you get status the struggle doesn’t end': what it's like to be a new refugee in the UK

When someone applies for asylum in the UK today, they may be waiting months or even years for their application to be decided, thanks to the record-high backlog that the government is failing to tackle.

The Independent UK

Six former home secretaries urge Suella Braverman to act on corrupt police officers

Labour and Tory grandees urge government to give police chiefs greater powers to sack rogue cops

The Guardian - UK

UK border officers dealing with small boats given mental health workshops

Exclusive: spending data shows Home Office hired ‘resilience practitioners’ after what PCS union calls ‘trauma assessments’

The Independent UK

UK police given new powers to seize banned ‘zombie-style’ knives and machetes

The maximum sentence for importing, manufacturing, possessing and selling these weapons will be two years

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